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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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To Amend The Homeland Security Act of 2002 to Establish A National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, August 1, 2008, 110-2 House Report 110-819, Part 1
Author: To Amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to Establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland SecurityPublisher:
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Category : Agroterrorism
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress
Author: Dana A. SheaPublisher:
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Category : Agroterrorism
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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The agricultural and food infrastructure of the United States is potentially susceptible to terrorist attack using biological pathogens. In addition to the impacts of such an attack on the economy, some animal diseases could potentially be transmitted to humans. (These diseases are known as zoonotic diseases.) Scientific and medical research on plant and animal diseases may lead to the discovery and development of new diagnostics and countermeasures, reducing the risk and impact of a successful terrorist attack. To safeguard the United States against animal disease, Congress has appropriated funds to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to engage in research at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), off the coast of New York, on animal diseases not native to the United States. When creating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2003, Congress transferred the PIADC facility from USDA to DHS. Both USDA and DHS, in cooperation with USDA, conduct foreign animal disease research at PIADC, but PIADC has been identified as outdated and too limited to continue as the primary facility for this research. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 tasks the Secretaries of Agriculture and Homeland Security to develop a plan to provide safe, secure, and state-of-the-art agriculture biocontainment laboratories for research and development of diagnostic capabilities and medical countermeasures for foreign animal and zoonotic diseases. To partially meet these obligations, DHS has requested Congress to appropriate funds to construct a new facility, the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). This facility would house high-containment laboratories able to handle the pathogens currently under investigation at PIADC, as well as other pathogens of interest. Six candidate sites have been identified, one of which is Plum Island. The DHS plans to select the site in 2008 and open NBAF in 2014.
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
Author: Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland SecurityPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF)
Author: Dana A. SheaPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437920373
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Languages : en
Pages : 26
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To safeguard the U.S. against animal disease, research has been conducted at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), off the coast of N.Y., on animal diseases not native to the U.S. PIADC is outdated and too limited to continue as the primary facility for this research. A plan to provide safe, secure, and state-of-the-art agriculture bio-containment labs for R&D of diagnostic capabilities and medical counter-measures for foreign animal and zoonotic diseases has been approved. A new facility will be constructed which would house high-containment labs able to handle the pathogens currently under investigation at PIADC, as well as others. Community concerns about safety and security are being voiced about NBAF. This is a print on demand report.
Report on Activities During the ... Congress
Author: United States. Congress House. Committee on AgriculturePublisher:
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Category : Agricultural laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Report on Activities During the 110th Congress, January 2, 2009, 110-2 House Report 110-933, *
Author: Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AgriculturePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 348
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National Bio and Agro-defense Facility
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Category : Agroterrorism
Languages : en
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This environmental impact statement presents an evaluation of the DHS proposal to site, construct and operate the NBAF. Operation of the NBAF as a biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) and BSL-4 research facility would allow basic and advanced research, diagnostic testing and validation, countermeasure development, and diagnostic training for addressing high-consequence livestock diseases to U.S. agriculture and public health. Six alternative NBAF sites are evaluated in the DEIS: Athens, Georgia; Manhattan, Kansas; Flora, Mississippi; Plum Island, New York; Butner, North Carolina; and, San Antonio, Texas. The No Action Alternative of not constructing and operating the NBAF is also analyzed.